From: Dirk Süsserott <newsletter@dirk.my1.cc>
Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2011 19:30:55 GMT
Subject: Re: Is there some env variable like GIT_LANG (like LANG)?
Message-ID: <4D88F8EF.8020609@dirk.my1.cc>
In-Reply-To: <AANLkTi=wwFw09QkrttvxvuEoHyuQ+61wa0YMysDQC05D@mail.gmail.com>

Am 21.03.2011 21:48 schrieb Lasse Makholm:
>>>
>>> Alternatively, you might like something like the following in your
>>> .bashrc:
>>>
>>> function git
>>> {
>>>      LANG=C command git "$@"
>>> }
>>>
>
> Just make sure you include the "command" part or the function will
> call itself indefinitely...
>

That would be like my favourite forkbomb: ":(){ :|:& };:"
WARNING: Don't type that in the shell! The system hangs
immediately, even if it looks like only smileys.

Thanks a lot. It does exactly what I want. And it's a good
trick for other applications as well.